Haitam Aleesami

Haitam Aleesami
Aleesami with FC Rostov in 2021
Personal information
Full name Haitam Aleesami[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 5
Youth career
–2007 Nordstrand
2008 Holmlia
2009–2010 Skeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Skeid
2012–2014 Fredrikstad 68 (5)
2015–2016 IFK Göteborg 45 (2)
2016–2019 Palermo 90 (1)
2019–2020 Amiens 22 (1)
2020–2021 Rostov 13 (0)
2021–2023 Apollon Limassol 36 (0)
2024 KFUM Oslo 25 (1)
2025– Bodø/Glimt 38 (3)
International career‡
2015–2020 Norway 31 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2020

Haitam Aleesami (Arabic: هيثم العصامي; born 31 July 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

Born in Oslo and of Moroccan descent,[3] Haitam Aleesami started playing football for Nordstrand, Holmlia and later Skeid.[4] He joined Skeid's first-team squad in 2010, playing in the Second Division, and was named "Skeid's best young player of the year" in 2011.[5]

In August 2012, he joined Fredrikstad FK to replace Benjamin Dahl Hagen, who had returned to Vålerenga after a loan spell.[6] Aleesami made his debut in Tippeligaen and assisted Tarik Elyounoussi's goal when Fredrikstad won 2–0 in the match against Tromsø on 5 August 2012.[7][8]

On 18 August 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Swedish club IFK Göteborg. He joined the club in the pre-season before the 2015 season.[9]

On 8 August 2016, he signed with Palermo.[10]

On 17 October 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[11] He left Rostov on 19 May 2021.[12]

On 16 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.[13]

After half a season without a club, Aleesami signed with newly promoted Eliteserien side KFUM Oslo in December 2023.[14]

On 15 March 2025, Aleesami signed a two-year contract with Bodø/Glimt.[15]

Personal life

Haitam's younger brother Ayoub Aleesami is also a professional footballer. Like his older brother, Ayoub is a defender in the Eliteserien and currently plays for Haitam's former club KFUM. While Ayoub and Haitam have similar appearances, the latter is vastly more known due to playing internationally; thus, Ayoub is often confused for Haitam.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 August 2026[1][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Skeid 2012 Norwegian Second Division 13220———152
Fredrikstad 2012 Tippeligaen 130————130
2013 Norwegian First Division 30410———314
2014 25120——1[c]0281
Total 68530——10725
IFK Göteborg 2015 Allsvenskan 30250—4[d]11[e]0403
2016 15030—5[d]0—230
Total 45280—9110633
Palermo 2016–17 Serie A 31120———331
2017–18 Serie B 30021———321
2018–19 29000———290
Total 90141———942
Amiens 2019–20 Ligue 1 2211020——251
Rostov 2020–21 Russian Premier League 13010—00—140
Apollon Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 20011———211
2022–23 16010—4[f]000210
Total 36021—4000381
KFUM Oslo 2024 Eliteserien 25131———282
Bodø/Glimt 2025 25230—6[g]1—343
2026 13140—7[h]1—242
Total 38370—132—585
Career total 35115303202632041121

International

As of 11 October 2020[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201530
201690
201740
201830
201990
202030
Total310

Honours

IFK Göteborg

FK Bodø/Glimt

References

  1. 1 2 Haitam Aleesami at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Prima squadra. Haitam Aleesamipalermocalcio.it Archived 24 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "World Cup 2018 : 5 Moroccan footballers playing for the national Norwegian team". Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Haitam Aleesami at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ "Haitam Aleesami" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "– Et kapteinsemne". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "FFK tok tre poeng i kampen om fornyet kontrakt". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Debutantenes aften". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Aleesami ersätter Augustinsson" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Official: Palermo sign Aleesami - Football Italia". 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Хайтам Алеесами — игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "ХАЙТАМ АЛЕЕСАМИ ПОКИДАЕТ ФК "РОСТОВ"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "ΚΑΤΑΡΧΗΝ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΧΑΪΤΑΜ ΑΛΕΣΑΜΙ" (in Greek). Apollon Limassol FC. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bekreftet: Tidligere landslagsspiller er klar for KFUM" (in Norwegian). NRK. 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Aleesami klar for Glimt" (in Norwegian). VG. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Henriksen, Vidar (24 September 2020). "– Jeg blir gjerne forvekslet med min bror!". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Haitam Aleesami". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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